FARMONLINE | On cusp of fully-autonomous machinery, farmers ask 'but can we afford it?'
- colinbettles3
- 5 days ago
- 1 min read
Affordability has been flagged as a barrier to using autonomous machinery on Australian farms in a national survey of grain growers.
FarmOnline reported on the recent work by Grain Producers Australia (GPA) with the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia (TMA) and the Society of Precision Agriculture Australia (SPAA).
The survey found that 61 per cent of participants were keen to learn more about driverless machinery, but one in two growers have concerns about affordability.
Grain Producers Australia southern director and research and development spokesperson Andrew Weidemann, Rupanyup, Vic, said the survey would help guide industry bodies, machinery companies and governments in the future.
"With the way that ag is progressing at the moment and the shortage of labour, autonomous tractors will become the norm within the next 10 years," Mr Weidemann said.
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